Ancient

“Apollo’s history is a confusing one,” said the renowned poet and mytho...

Discover the mysteries of ancient Egypt with five hundred fascinating facts!Are you ready...

Spartacus is the world’s most famous slave, and one of the most notorious figures ...

Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media. Narrated by Matthew Schmitz.The Pyramid Texts ar...

Individuals who decide to take up learning about the Old Testament of the Bible are immed...

While the Bronze Age is recognized as one of history’s most important phases, it&r...

Explore Alexander the Great's life through an hourly history tour. Alexander's name remai...

Interested in Hannibal's remarkable life but short on time for lengthy biographies? Join ...

Malta’s history goes back further than many know, which can be attested to by the n...

This title consists of two books, which are the following:1: This book contains all the g...

No civilization is so intertwined with the history of Christianity, and the greater Weste...

Oxford-trained professor Fr. David Meconi transports you to the world of the early Christ...

Given the abundance of funerary artifacts that have been found within the sands of Egypt...

Born in Athens, Greece, acclaimed  Yale-educated philosopher Samuel Loncar help...

"The Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius, is one of the greatest philosophical works of all t...

Geometry defines the world around us, helping us make sense of everything from architectu...

This book reveals the Ancient Egyptian knowledge of harmonic proportion, sacred geometry,...

The Roman civilization is probably the single most important civilization in the history ...

This book reveals the Ancient Egyptian roots of the Romany (Gypsies) and how they brought...

According to some historians, the success ancient Rome's "Five Good Emperors" had in cent...

In today’s modern world every political regime, even the most authoritarian or repr...

If you want to discover the captivating history of Attila the Hun, then pay attention...I...

Due to constant warfare on the borders and attempts to defend positions against various g...

The Roman statesman Sulla had the nickname “Felix,” meaning “lucky.&rdq...

In “The Life of Cicero,” Plutarch details the priceless contributions Cicero ...

Plutarch wrote all the biographies in Parallel Lives with a certain flair for valuing cha...

Born into a royal household, Pyrrhus was destined for greatness. He fought in many battle...

Athenian politician Solon made a name for himself as a reformer and poet. Unfortunately, ...

In this biography, Plutarch recounts the radical events that took place in Roman history ...

In this entry of Parallel Lives, Plutarch tells the true story of Lysander, the great Spa...

In this biography, Plutarch states that Tiberius Gracchus was known more for his virtue t...

Caius Gracchus was barely a man when his older brother Tiberius was assassinated for his ...

Julius Caesar peaked as one of the most powerful generals in Roman history. In “The...

Gaius Marius was pivotal to many of the ways in which we know Rome today. His impact on R...

Not many of the people featured in Plutarch’s Parallel Lives series are honored wit...

The Life of Cimon is just one of many notable biographies in Plutarch’s informative...

Publius Valerius Publicola, the subject of Plutarch’s, The Life of Publicola, is on...

In contrast to some of the other, bloodier names listed in Plutarch’s Parallel Live...

Phocion is one of the many Grecian Politician’s lives detailed in Plutarch’s ...

Plutarch set out to understand the lives of the political greats of his time when he wrot...

Plutarch picks some of the most interesting Greek politicians and notable figures to writ...

After Marathon, the Athenian government needed a new type of leader. That leader was poli...

The Life of Fabius Maximus is just one of the notable Roman lives detailed in Plutarch&rs...

The Life of Philopoemen is one of the many lives described in Plutarch’s famous Par...

The Life of Aemilius is one in a series of many biographies by Plutarch of notable Greek ...

Smart, resourceful, and cruel – three words which might describe Titus Quinctius Fl...

Like many of the lives of famous Grecian heroes, Marcellus’ life was documented in ...

Pelopidas started out a hero to the people, being born under a noble family and making a ...

Conquering and blood money – without it, and without the help of Lucius Licinius Lu...

Though Sparta and Greece were once bitter rivals, this did not stop Plutarch from writing...